The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-26

- current ~ 81. Cloud, Mtnn3.
sofa, that e. b. Morse, . prominent young
attorney, agent Of the Minnesota Loan and
trust company, and president Of the f. II.
Morse Mortgage Loan company, of that city,
has decsmped. Parties we'll informed ON his
affairs, state that his shortage will foot up
from $4,000 to $500.
Frank Wilson was hanged at Prescott, All.
IONA, Friday, for tho murder OF Samuel
Clcvenger and wife. in May, 1886, in the
Buckskin Mountains. Wilson'S partner,
John A. johnson, has been cxonerated by thu.
confession of Wilson, and has been rcspited
by the governor until September %.
The vicinity Of waupun, Wisconsin, was
visited on Wednesday by a fearful wind
storm. A number OF dwellings and barns
were completely destroyed. Frank johnson.
a farmer, was killed In his barn. Al Portage
n large number OF buildings on the fair
grounds were blown down. 1t is reported Elk
men were killed IN Horizon marsh while cut.
ting grass.
ALscon, ILL.,, special says: Monday night
an attempt by two young mechanics to make
white powder by mixing unknown ingredients
In a mortar, resulted in an explosion heard q
mile and a half away. One of tie two men,
McDantels by name, was killed outright, and
the other, G. Webb, was fatally Injured.
Draper s. Webb's drug store, in which they
were at work, is a total wreck.
The second trial of DR.. Wier, at East rawas,
Michigan, resulted In q verdict of snot
guilty" The jury In the first trial disagreed.
Or. Wier, Of Ausable and Oscods, was &c.
cused of killing Mabel Clark, q latient at q
private hospital that lie conducted. The
charges, which were very sensational and
which created a great deal OF excitement IA
The cities, act forth that he had taken criminal
advantage of her condition. Tue women OF
the locality are greatly iuccnstd.
Before the Pacific investigation Wcdncs.
day, Lloyd ferris, president of Wells, Fargo
express, gave the terms If the contracts b,
which the Pacific Express companJ went gu,
OF existence. The ore.third Of the Wells,
Fargo stock mentioned Tuesday went Ia
Sanford, Bacon, Crocker, Hopkins, Hunting.
'on and himself. Since the consolidation tn,
Wells, Fargo company has had the exclusive
express business of the Central Pacific.
Lena Grahl, q servant girl, aged eighteen,
employed in the family of Conrad Gies., at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, was horribly burned
this morning by I'm explosion of gasoline.
She was using oil for cleaning the floor when
1t was ignited, setting fire to her clothes, AMI
burning her garments almost entirely from
her body. Her hair was burned off close to
der head, and the physician thinks she can.
not live. She IL q daughter of Barney Grail,
a hardware merchant on Broadway,
A heavy rain fell four miles east of Pierre,
Dakota, Wednesday night. The section house
at Norbert was struck by Lightning and
burned own The rillng OF the railroad
bridge at Dry Run was washed cut and 8
freight train which left Pierre at 9:4O this
morning had five cars thrown from the track.
The engine and one car passed over safely.
The passenger train following was tagged Ii
time to avoid the wreck. ALI east-bouud trains
We're delayed ten hours.
A.. q. Arkoc, a prominent y. ,c,atic
politician of Rockport, WHO is worth about
Sss5, COO, was brought to St. joe at 6 o'c:och
Monday morning ard placed is jail to aw 1T
trial on the caars5e of stealing two spans Of
mules. For come reason .Arkoe was rcr,e,d
bail, and will b. Obliged +, romain In I'M M
Ill Ostobcr. II is rumcr,d that anoli.r
Charge will he put against him, which is tye.
sravcr ;s,sMthe otl.er. Arsoc says his fri. aas
will pt.clre his release en- a writ OF habeas
cor, i,s.
An attempt was made Wednesday Night
near Ealyiiere. III - wreck "a "a sscrgsrtra.n
the Northwestern railroad. Persons ..;,i ue
in that ,~tci,it7 lican! strange ycices nrcr Tic
track, aud going TO the scene caught sight Of
i've uien harrylpg away. The train cauie
along at tb:s moment and was nearly dera!lud
by G huge stone that was placed between tue
rails. The cow.cetchcr was smashed, but no
.'iaaas.sc was done. Fifty passengers were
the train.
Saturday night a body Of twenty. Asc to
thirty masked men rode into Leon, iowa,
proceeded TO the county jail and took GU.
Ja,ies Reynolds, who criminal'y assaulted
Mrs Noble mar that place two weeks ego,
The msa took hin to a bridge just west of
and hung him over the railing. Thc,
Knocked the locks Off five doors in Old r to
get to him, and were occupied ever two hours
In the work. Before hanging lin the mob
tried to get him to confess to the dead. bu,
lie refused to say a word.
Wednesday morning j. F. Riley, nm Onahs
Bee reporter, was arrested by Detective Me-
!igh on q telegram Of instruction from Pink.
erton's detective agency. Riley was CHARGED
with the cmbt zz'emcn. Of $50 O00 from the
Union Trust company. of Pailsd .lph!a. AZ or
lis arrest Ed yard L. Perkins, counsel III! dt.
rector OF the Union Trust cjmaany, arrived.
ard as soon as he saw Riley said he was not
the man wanted. Riley was released. He at
once brought suit against the Trust compan,
for $4,000 damages, personal service being
secured ON Perkins, the company's agent.
CGers for the sale of AZ per cent. bonds to
the government, received at the treasury de.
p artnlent Wednesday, amount to IS, s23S, OO0.
Rats s ranged firm 1909 to ITO. Secretary Fair.
CHILD that afternoon accepted the offer OF
Fisk & Sons to sell $1,GOO,(O In
coupons, and 81 500, 900 in registered ~ per
'nts, ut 81. co 4l-10O. All other bids were re
|e-tcd. 1t is stated at the treasury depart
nent that the government has made q saving
Of s:42, 125 in interest in buying s., 500, OGO
" per cent. bonds ut q premium of Si.c9
t4.1rO.
Saturday o negro named Branstutcr
It Mexico, Missouri, left her two children, .
baby Of ten months and q little boy of Eve, in
.harge Of a woman PANIED Ann Carson. The
Carson woma. grew weary OF her task about
noon. and locking her charCes nm In tho .,,,,.